Staples has appointed Faisal Masud as its new EVP of global e-commerce. In the newly created role, Masud will be responsible for leading online and digital growth. He will report to Demos Parneros, president of North American stores and online for Staples.

Staples has become the first major U.S. retailer to have 3D printers available for purchase. The Cube 3D Printer from 3D Systems, a leading global provider of 3D content-to-print solutions, is already available on Staples.com for $1,299.99.

Staples named former Walmart.com CEO Raul Vasquez has been nominated to serve on its the board of directors.

Staples has launched its own Windows Store app for Staples.com.

Staples has expanded its Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery line available exclusively at Staples.

February 2013 marked a declining trend in number of inserts per market for the some retailers, but due to big increases at Macy’s (+48%) and Staples (+100%), the overall count of inserts per market across all retailers was actually up 4.3%.

CVS Caremark has announced the appointment of former Staples executive Brian Tilzer as SVP chief digital officer.

Staples has launched a new campaign aimed at drawing attention to its vast assortment of products for the small business customer.

Staples is bringing its branded products to Japan through a wholesale distribution relationship with Jointex, a leading office products wholesaler and division of Plus Corp., a manufacturer of stationery and office furniture based in Tokyo.

Staples has launched the Staples App Center, an online marketplace for cloud-based business applications.

In December, the retailers that increased their page counts were balanced out by those that decreased their page counts. However, of those retailers that did reduce their page counts, only two also reduced the number of inserts distributed by more than 2%.